Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrofaunal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macro-fau-nal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a macrofauna.

adj

Produced by, or indicative of large animals.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English faunal English macrofaunal From macro- + faunal.

Inflected Forms

more macrofaunal (comparative) most macrofaunal (superlative)

Questions

What does macrofaunal mean?: Pertaining to a macrofauna.
Where does macrofaunal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English faunal English macrofaunal From macro- + faunal.

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